DIRECTIVE 5.5 Flashcards
0
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- Delinquent offenders
2. How must juveniles held in secure custody be housed 2
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- Juveniles taken into custody for criminal offenses, and transported to the detective division (crime , summary offenses , violation of probation or supervision following adjudication of delinquency).
- They must be kept sight and sound separate from adult prisoners
- And must he kept under continuous observation
1
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Juveniles in police custody
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2
Q
I. Status offenders.
- Where must status offenders NEVER BE HELD.
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- Juveniles taken into custody for an offense for which , if they were adults , they would not even be detained. ( missing person , truant , curfew , and incorrigibles ).
- They may never be held in secure custody and must be taken to the non secure holding facility in the police division of occurrence.
3
Q
- True or false. Delinquent offenders may not be detained with status offenders
- How must status offenders be housed
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- True.
2. Sight and sound separate from adult prisoners and under continuous observation
4
Q
- Any juvenile taken into police custody must be released in what time
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- Within 6 hours
5
Q
- What is the PENNSYLVANIA ACT 1991-9.
- When does the 6 hour rule for juveniles start.
- Example
- When does the 6 hour tune NOT START
A
- The act which requires police to release any juvenile from custody within 6 hours.
- When the juvenile is placed in secure custody
- Placed in a locked facility or locked to a fixed object
- When the juvenile is arrested or arrives at the police station.
6
Q
- Whenever any juvenile under 18 is taken into custody for a crime. Where are the taken
- When
- What are the exceptions to that rule 5
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- To the divisional detectives
- They are transported directly to there
3. Arrested for 1. DUI. 2. Rape. 3. Sex offenses 4. Status offenses and summaries 5. Murder
7
Q
- Where is a person taken into custody by police seated inside the Patrol car.
- What will officers do when transporting non violent children 11 years old or younger
- What are supervisors decision based on
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- In the rear passenger side
- Context a supervisor who will determine whether handcuffs should be applied
- And also will determine whether the child should be transported via epw or rpc.
- The best interest of the child under the circumstances
8
Q
- Under no circumstances will children under what age be transported or detained in an EPW.
- What if this child needs to be transported
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- 8 years and under.
2. Make every attempt to have a parent do it. Before using a rpc
9
Q
- Who will notify the parents , guardian , or other custodian of the juvenile when they enter a police facility.
- When
- Juveniles over what age, who are attested for misdeamenors, felonies , or upgraded thefts will be photographed and fingerprinted
A
- The ORS.
- Immediately
- 10 years of age or older
10
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- Juveniles charged with murder are processed how
2. Aside from being arrested and processed. When is the only other time a juvenile will be photographed 2
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- As adults
- If the juvenile has sustained injuries they may be photographed for evidentiary purposes in criminal investigations, when they are victims of A crime.
- And to assist in identifying juveniles who are unable to identify themselves
11
Q
- Juveniles under the age of what , cannot be charged with a crime
- How will they be handled
A
- Under the age of 10
1. They are classified as dependent children under the juvenile act and are handled according to that act
12
Q
- Where is a juvenile who is taken into custody for a crime ( delinquent act) taken
- What are the exceptions
A
- To the divisional detective division
- Homicide .
- Rape.
- DUI.
- Status offenses.
- Sex offenses and summaries
13
Q
- Where is a juvenile arrested for murder taken
- Who will investigate them
- How will they be processed
- Who will the homicide investigator notify of the juveniles arrest
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- To homicide
- Personnel from himicide
- Processed and charged as adults
- The probation officer on duty at the Philadelphia juvenile justice service center
14
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- Where are juveniles taken into custody for rape and other sex offenses taken.
- Once Svu processes the juvenile. Where are they taken.
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- To special victims unit.
2. To the 25th district